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Gomining Mines First Live Stratum V2 Bitcoin Block, Shifting Control to Miners
Digital mining firm Gomining said it mined the first live Bitcoin block using the Stratum V2 protocol via the DMND mining pool. A Milestone for Miner Autonomy Digital mining firm Gomining revealed Thursday, June 25, that it successfully…
Spark Seeds $150M Into Uniswap v4 to Build Shared FX Layer for Stablecoins
On Thursday, Spark and Uniswap revealed the launch of a Stablecoin FX Layer, a shared liquidity infrastructure built on Uniswap v4 designed to enable low-slippage swaps between dollar-pegged stablecoins for institutions, banks, fintechs,…
Oobit Integrates Pix: How the Tether-Backed App is Bringing USDT to 170 Million Brazilians
The payments company announced on Tuesday native integration with Brazil’s fast payment network Pix, allowing users to purchase and spend USDT with Oobit’s platform. The action targets a market of over 170 million users part of the Pix…
New Crypto Giant? SBI’s Bitbank Deal Could Create Japan’s Largest Crypto Exchange
SBI Holdings is moving to buy Bitbank in a deal that could reshape Japan’s crypto exchange market. The planned takeover, involving regulatory review, would combine Bitbank with SBI VC Trade and potentially create the country’s largest…
IBM Unveils Sub-1 Nanometer Chip With 100 Billion Transistors, Extending Moore’s Law
IBM on Thursday unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, a research prototype at the 0.7 nanometer node that packs nearly 100 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail. A New Architecture, Not Just a…
Ripple’s RLUSD Breaks Into Japan With SBI After Regulatory Approval
Ripple and SBI launched RLUSD in Japan after regulatory approval, giving institutions and retail users access through SBI’s crypto exchange platform. The U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin has reached a $1.7 billion market capitalization. Ripple…
Grayscale Points to Top 15 Crypto Revenue Protocols Trading Cheap as CLARITY Act Nears
Grayscale Investments said several leading revenue-generating crypto protocols are trading at relatively low valuation multiples. The firm added that a potential CLARITY Act vote in the coming weeks could support growth in on-chain finance…
Base Network Stalls After Invalid Block Freezes Sequencer
Coinbase’s Base mainnet went down for nearly two hours Thursday after a faulty block froze the chain’s sequencer and halted all new block production. What Happened The incident began at 16:03 UTC on June 25, 2026, when Base engineers…
No Crypto Allowed: Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office Tightens Vigilance on Election Funding
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) explained that this prohibition stemmed from the pseudonymous trait of cryptocurrency, as each donation must be identified, and this requirement could be very difficult to complete with the use of…
Curaçao Orders Its Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets and Ban Mixers, With Full Compliance Due in 2027
The Curaçao Gaming Authority has issued its first detailed crypto rulebook for licensed online operators, mandating blockchain analytics, wallet segregation and an immediate ban on mixers – with a phased deadline that runs to mid-2027. The…